I donít know where the term Kundalini came from, but in days subsequent
to my experience I was aware of this term having been assigned by me
to that experience.

Whether it was a term I read years previous and the
experience sparked a recognition of a subliminal memory, I cannot say.
All I know is that I was suddenly calling my experience a Kundalini
Awakening. I was drawn then to look up the name Kundalini and gain an
understanding of what it meant. It was unsurprising to me in those early
days that the definition of Kundalini matched what I had been through
and with this new term I set forth to understand more about it. I contacted
a Wheel of Yoga teacher who then put me in touch with another local
teacher who had experience of Kundalini, and I made an appointment to
go and see her.

She advised me to practise Pranayama with the intent
of getting rid of bad energy from my body on the outward breath, and
this was at odds with my own prior yoga practise (which was to bring
energy into my body with the inward breath) but I took her advice and
started to practice this technique.

I was also introduced to Gopi Krishna by my teacher,
and I have been learning about Kundalini through Gopiís books ever since.